Crunchbase Company Scraper

Extract comprehensive company information from Crunchbase. Get detailed data on funding rounds, investors, employees, tech stack, and business metrics for any company listed on Crunchbase.

Features

• Direct URL Scraping: Provide Crunchbase company URLs to extract specific company data
• Keyword Search: Search for companies by keywords (e.g., "AI", "Fintech", "Venture Capital")
• Comprehensive Data: 130+ data points per company including:
  • Company overview and description
  • Funding history and investor details
  • Employee information and key people
  • Technology stack and products
  • News and event appearances
  • Growth metrics and predictions

Input

Company URLs

Provide direct Crunchbase organization URLs:

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apple
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/google

Search Keywords

Search for companies by entering keywords like:

• Industry terms: "AI", "Machine Learning", "Fintech"
• Business models: "SaaS", "Marketplace", "B2B"
• Investor types: "Venture Capital", "Private Equity"

Options

Parameter	Type	Description
startUrls	Array	Crunchbase company URLs to scrape
searchQueries	Array	Keywords to search for companies
maxItems	Number	Maximum results to return (0 = unlimited)
includeEmployees	Boolean	Include employee profiles (default: true)
includeFunding	Boolean	Include funding details (default: true)
includeNews	Boolean	Include news articles (default: false)

Output

Each company record includes:

Basic Information

• Company name, description, and logo
• Website and social media links
• Founded date and operating status
• Location and headquarters

Business Details

• Industry classification
• Company type (public/private)
• Number of employees
• Crunchbase rank

Funding Information

• Total funding raised
• Funding rounds with dates and amounts
• List of investors
• IPO status and stock symbol

People

• Founders
• Current employees and key people
• Advisors and board members

Technology

• Tech stack (BuiltWith data)
• Products and services
• Active technologies

Metrics

• Monthly website visits
• Growth scores and trends
• Acquisition predictions

Example Output

{
  "name": "Apple",
  "url": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/apple",
  "id": "apple",
  "cb_rank": 18771,
  "region": "California",
  "about": "Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.",
  "industries": [
    { "id": "apps", "value": "Apps" },
    { "id": "artificial-intelligence", "value": "Artificial Intelligence (AI)" },
    { "id": "consumer-electronics", "value": "Consumer Electronics" },
    { "id": "mobile-devices", "value": "Mobile Devices" },
    { "id": "operating-systems", "value": "Operating Systems" },
    { "id": "wearables", "value": "Wearables" }
  ],
  "operating_status": "active",
  "company_type": "for_profit",
  "social_media_links": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/apple",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/company/apple",
    "https://x.com/apple"
  ],
  "num_employees": "10001+",
  "country_code": "United States",
  "website": "https://www.apple.com",
  "contact_phone": "+1 408-996-1010",
  "full_description": "Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices...",
  "type": "company",
  "uuid": "7063d087-96b8-2cc1-ee88-c221288acc2a",
  "ipo_status": "public",
  "image": "https://images.crunchbase.com/image/upload/.../s1cihnpc1cnekihotv0e",
  "monthly_visits": 717088462,
  "num_contacts": 9771,
  "num_employee_profiles": 874,
  "num_investors": 8,
  "legal_name": "Apple Inc.",
  "num_acquisitions": 142,
  "num_investments": 34,
  "stock_symbol": "NASDAQ:AAPL",
  "location": [
    { "name": "Cupertino", "permalink": "cupertino-california" },
    { "name": "California", "permalink": "california-united-states" },
    { "name": "United States", "permalink": "united-states" },
    { "name": "North America", "permalink": "north-america" }
  ],
  "address": "Cupertino, California, United States, North America",
  "similar_companies": [
    { "link": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/meta", "name": "Meta" },
    { "link": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/google", "name": "Google" },
    { "link": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/alphabet", "name": "Alphabet" }
  ],
  "current_employees": [
    { "name": "Tim Cook", "title": "CEO", "permalink": "tim-cook" },
    { "name": "Jeffrey E. Williams", "title": "COO", "permalink": "jeffrey-e-williams" },
    { "name": "Craig Federighi", "title": "SVP, Software Engineering", "permalink": "craig-federighi" }
  ],
  "builtwith_tech": [
    { "name": "Vite", "num_companies_using": "62946", "technology_category": ["framework"] },
    { "name": "Svelte", "num_companies_using": "6662", "technology_category": ["framework"] }
  ],
  "siftery_products": [
    { "product_num_customers": 439507, "status": "using", "title": "HTML5" },
    { "status": "using", "title": "Google Analytics" }
  ],
  "featured_list": [
    {
      "title": "West Coast Public Companies With More Than $10M in Revenue",
      "org_num": 866,
      "org_funding_total": { "value_usd": 916410692466, "formatted_value": "$916.41B" }
    }
  ]
}

Use Cases

• Market Research: Analyze companies in specific industries
• Competitive Analysis: Compare funding and growth metrics
• Lead Generation: Find companies matching specific criteria
• Investment Research: Track funding rounds and investor activity
• Recruitment: Identify growing companies and key personnel

Pricing

This actor uses a pay-per-result model. Cost depends on the number of companies scraped.

Important Notes

• Processing Time: Results typically take ~180 seconds (3 minutes) to appear. The scraper queues requests and polls for data, so please be patient during the "Waiting for data..." phase.

Limitations

• Only works with valid Crunchbase organization URLs
• Some data fields may not be available for all companies